Out of square deck

I've always found to make one side as a designated straight side( usually the house side) and then try and square everything off that side. temporary bracing helps as a save the day approach to fully racking a deck to square

Out of square deck

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Originally Posted by hand drive

I've always found to make one side as a designated straight side( usually the house side) and then try and square everything off that side. temporary bracing helps as a save the day approach to fully racking a deck to square

I can attest to the challenges of trying to square the whole deck. I needed to move the beam/post end of my 10' by 19' deck a 1/4 inch to square it up. Took me half an hour doing it by myself.

Out of square deck

I can attest to the challenges of trying to square the whole deck. I needed to move the beam/post end of my 10' by 19' deck a 1/4 inch to square it up. Took me half an hour doing it by myself.

when working on deck/framing I am always 2 steps away from a 2x4 to use as a pry board to move something heavy around if needed. I worked with a guy who always nailed 2xs onto something and then pivoted off of the nails to raise/move stuff. there were constantly nails to be pulled/cut sticking out of stuff where he yanked the pivot board off and the nails stayed